St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-06
1 Is Sd per GENITAL; red Western spring, 6s
2d96s Sd; do winter, IS 2d@6s Sd. Corn
Demand good. G.a-
THIRD NATIONAL BANK,
Cor. Third and Robert SITS.
cAPiTdL, rGEaa $500. 900.
WALTER MANN, RICHARD E. SLOWER,
PRESIDENT. :, 80 Cashier.
FINANCIAL.
New York.

New YORK, Oct. 5.-Monev on call easy at
500 per cent last loan 4, clossd offered al 4;
prime mercantile paper 6I2@Sl2. Sterling
exchange dull but steady at 81. 79s. for go day
bills and 81. S3s4 for demand. To-day's
stock market was dull except for seven or
eight stocks which monopolized the greater
part OF the dealings and the entire interest in
the speculation. There was a feyerish and
unsettled market in the forenoon when
moderate advance was brought about by the
purchases of London and the shorts but the
bears resisted the rise with yigor ana later in
the day after it became known that there had
been nothing done at the meeting of the di
rectors. OF the Western Union, there was a
general effort to realize which depressed
prices to the lowest. figures reached. The
sbPew ts.+ OF tho the day howe EYER
stock for sale at ruling prices and advances
easily on light purchases. The leading
stocks were all influenced by different causes
ana western Union was the foremost in In
terest In W all street no doubt exists that
the terms of the deal between the latter and
the Baltimore & Ohio have been agreed upon,
and that 1t will be consummated at the an.
nuai meeting of the Western Union stock:
holders on the 18th inst. st. Paul was the
object of contest between the shorts and
the bears, and was very feverish- throughout.
Reading and the other coalefs We're promi-
nent In the decline, but the weakest group
was the Northern PacificS on rumOrs of a
rupture with the Union Pacific and trouble
over tho Oregon lease. The opening was gen
orally strong at advances over Yesterdays
final figures of from 1s to v per cent.
The opening prices were the highest made,
ana the dealings were marked by great fever
1shness, with the coal stocks very weak, The
Northern Pacifics soon passed them, how
ever, while Western Union was remarkably
well held until late in the day. The market
became very dull after noon, the only feature
being the weak spell in the selling of Western
Union. A slight rally was brought, about in
the last few minutes, and final figures were Il
shade better than the lowest of the day. The
close was dull and steady. Closing prices are
irregular, but declines are in a majority, and
Northern Pacific preferred lost 2, Oregon
TranscOntinental IA. Delaware. d Hudson
1Is and Kansas & Texas per cent. 1t is
announced that the Wheeling q Lake Erie
has made a new and favorable freight con-
tract. Mr.. Gould announces that after the
connection with the Fort Worth d Denver
the Missouri Pacific will build no more lines
Railroad bonds were very dull. Sales 1927
600. The only special feature was the sharp
recovery in Hooking Valley 6s, from 63l2 to
81 Closing prices are generally lower.
Northwestern new debentures lost 2 to 1O3.
st. Paul, FL. & NJ. divisions rose 2 to 122:
Northwestern coupon gold rs 2 to 129; Den
yer Rio Grande Western lists, to "a.
Government bonds were dull and steady
State bonds were dull and steady.
The total sales of stocks to-day were 267, 442
D., L. L. W.. 80, 61OIN. P: pfd...... s,Os2
Missouri Pac.... 3,7OOI Reading. so, 200:
Northwestern. ..13, SS5 st Paul. .4S,665
Northern Pac... 3,567IWest. Union. go, $3.50.